Another term for preventive war is aggressive war - starting wars because someday somebody might do something to us. That is not part of the American tradition.

The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard.

What we need to do is not only live within our means, but start paying down the deficit, and offer an opportunity at least for the next generation to get out.

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.

In wartime, people willing to sacrifice liberty for security.

We need to understand the more government spends, the more freedom is lost...Instead of simply debating spending levels, we ought to be debating whether the departments, agencies, and programs funded by the budget should exist at all.

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.